Audience: Franklin University faculty accessing courses in Canvas.
Disclaimer: The results and functionality of the following article only apply to the audience listed above.
Topics
- Canvas Mobile App Overview
- Download the Canvas App
- Canvas App Features
- Logging Into The App
- Opening a Course
- Viewing and Grading an Assignment
Canvas Mobile App Overview
The Canvas Teacher app allows instructors to manage certain aspects of their course, communicate with students, and grade assignments from a mobile device. The app features a huge list of tasks instructors can perform, such as viewing submissions, grading assignments, taking attendance, messaging students, and much more. For a full list of features offered to instructors in the Canvas mobile app, download the feature list file attached to the bottom of this article.
Download the Canvas App
For iOS users:
Download the Canvas mobile app by opening up the App Store, search for Canvas Teacher, and download the result titled Canvas Teacher - Mobile teaching companion.
For Android users:
Download the Canvas mobile app by opening up the Play Store, search for Canvas Teacher, and download the result titled Canvas Teacher - Instructure.
If you have any trouble downloading the app, try following Canvas's download guides here:
Canvas App Features
Here are some of the most popular tasks instructors perform in the mobile app. Click a feature to view Canvas's guide on how to use the feature:
Note: Log in using your email address in the format FirstName.LastName@franklin.edu
iOS:
- Logging In to the Mobile App
- How to View Assignments
- How to Create Announcements
- How to Grade Assignments
- How to View Course Files
For the full list of Canvas help articles for iOS devices, click here.
Android:
- Logging In to the Mobile App
- How to View Assignments
- How to Create Announcements
- How to Grade Assignments
- How to View Course Files
For the full list of Canvas help articles for Android devices, click here.
Logging Into The App
1. Open the app and tap the "Find My School" button.
2. Begin typing Franklin in the text box to narrow the options down, then select the school name from the list.
3. Enter your username and password and tap the "Log In" button.
*Note: Your username format should be FirstName.LastName@franklin.edu
Opening a Course
1. Once you have logged in you will be in the courses tab. Simply tap a course to open it.
Viewing and Grading an Assignment
1. Once you have opened a course you will see the course navigation. Tap the Assignments link to view assignments for the course.
2. Tap an assignment to open it.
3. If there are grades that need to be entered the number of needed grades will be shown in the circle above Needs Grading. Click this circle to see the students that need grades for this assignment.
4. Tap a student's name to see assignment details including submissions and grade.
5. Tap the '+' button to enter a grade for the student
6. Enter a grade for the student and tap OK.
7. Close the view and verify the grade.
